The Silence of Winter
“If he didn’t arrive from the ER soon, Susan would have to call her sister and tell her she’d be late for supper. Her quitting time was less than an hour from now, so hopefully it would all work out. Somehow in between her duties, she’d managed to eat the yogurt she’d packed, as well as the rest of her celery. But by the time she ate supper this evening, she’d be ravenous.
It wasn’t unusual for patients to be brought up from the ER later than expected, due to other emergencies that needed tendin...g to. And that occurred more often during the winter months, when weather-caused accidents were numerous. If the patient didn’t stabilize enough to be moved or had emergency surgery, that could also delay the transfer to CCU.
Back in the patient’s room, she made one final check and was glad to see that everything was in order. It was after 5:00 p.m. when she finally got the official call that the new patient was being brought up.
Susan flipped on the TV to make sure it was working and turned to their local station, hoping to hear a weather report, since she’d been hearing others talk about the storm that had hit several states.MoreLess
It wasn’t unusual for patients to be brought up from the ER later than expected, due to other emergencies that needed tendin...g to. And that occurred more often during the winter months, when weather-caused accidents were numerous. If the patient didn’t stabilize enough to be moved or had emergency surgery, that could also delay the transfer to CCU.
Back in the patient’s room, she made one final check and was glad to see that everything was in order. It was after 5:00 p.m. when she finally got the official call that the new patient was being brought up.
Susan flipped on the TV to make sure it was working and turned to their local station, hoping to hear a weather report, since she’d been hearing others talk about the storm that had hit several states.MoreLess
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